How fast is an F1 car.. ( Mclaren F1 vs road cars )

Hatari · 15th February 2005, 17:01

West Mclaren F1 Car Vs. Mercedes Road Cars

http://s2.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1L...D1GNC1QOEQKBGQ

GTO · 15th February 2005, 17:19

For those who havent seen it, ITS A MUST~! Fantastic race between DC and the A, E Class.

The only problem is the low resolution of the video,

GTO

sridhar24 · 15th February 2005, 17:49

The video is just amazing

Technocrat · 15th February 2005, 17:58

Awesome stuff, just that it looks a bit advertish.. but still gud one

Shan2nu · 15th February 2005, 19:00

I have this vid of a Williams F1 vs M3 braking test. Both cars cross the line at 200kmph and brake at the same time. The F1 car stops as if it was doing 60kmph.

The distance between the 2 cars was 32 meters. F1 car did 200-0 in 2.12 secs while the M3 took more than 4.3x secs.

Shan2nu

shravan316 · 15th February 2005, 19:44

Yup, seen that video of the F1 car v/s road car........ awesome stuff.

BTW, Shan2nu, could you provide the link for that Brake test video??

gkrishn · 15th February 2005, 19:56

Yes thats a fantastic video.
But strange thing is long time back in star sports i have seen a similar race, same settings, with similar plot, with similar cars.... a road car, a sports car, and a formula 1 car. The guy who drives the f1 car reads news paper while the rest of the 2 cars are toiling around. And then the cooly the f1 car starts and beats them all, the sports car finishing second, and the road car finishing last. Almost in the same way as in this video.
Only that the F1 car is a ferrari...
sports car is again a ferrari... dont remember the model...
and the road car is some fiat model...
And the f1 driver was schumi...
Strange!!!

comfortablywacky · 15th February 2005, 20:41

Hey that surely is a one hell of a video showcasing the mamoth speed and power of the F1 car...btw if you have been watching TopGear off late The Stig took the F1(Renault) car around the track the car did 59 secs something which was a full 19 secs faster

than the fastest car on track till date the ENZO...the point is roadcars...even the best of them stand little or no chance against the mighty F1' s ...what say guys???

X-Machine · 15th February 2005, 20:59

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Originally Posted by shravan316

BTW, Shan2nu, could you provide the link for that Brake test video??

This one was amazing.Thanks Hatari.

X

Shan2nu · 15th February 2005, 20:59

Well, it's not that road cars can't be made powerful and fast, manufacturers choose not to.

A race car is made for only one purpose, performance. It doesn't have to pass pollution norms, it need not have long term reliability and it costs a bomb to make one and an even bigger bomb to maintain it.

Supercars or rather sports cars are nothing but compromised race cars. Afterall, the Renault that beat the Enzo, got thrashed by Ferrari's biggest daddy, the Ferrari F1.

Technically race cars are atleast 20 years ahead of their road siblings. Top Gear did a test and found out that the road cars of today (and we're not even considering the fastest ones) are faster than race cars from 20 years ago, around a circuit.

And, in 20-30 years time, the fastest road car (if it's still staying on the road) will be as quick as the race cars of today.

Shan2nu

Rehaan · 18th February 2005, 10:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by gkrishn

Yes thats a fantastic video.
But strange thing is long time back in star sports i have seen a similar race, same settings, with similar plot, with similar cars.... a road car, a sports car, and a formula 1 car. The guy who drives the f1 car reads news paper while the rest of the 2 cars are toiling around. And then the cooly the f1 car starts and beats them all, the sports car finishing second, and the road car finishing last. Almost in the same way as in this video.
Only that the F1 car is a ferrari...
sports car is again a ferrari... dont remember the model...
and the road car is some fiat model...
And the f1 driver was schumi...
Strange!!!

Yepp,

It was the Ferrari F1 (dont remember what year) - driven by Schumi
vs
Ferrari 550 - driven by Irvine or Barri?...excuse my memory
vs
Some Fiat small car

I wonder who copied who....

cya
R

satish_appasani · 18th February 2005, 10:52

I read the Ferrari story and saw the pictures close to 10 years back. I think it was the year when Michael drove for Ferrari for the first time.

cheatingdeath · 18th February 2005, 13:00

amazinnnnnnn video
amazinnnnggg .. hatari ... post some moree mannn amazing i loved it

Hatari · 18th February 2005, 15:49

Quote:

This one was amazing.Thanks Hatari.

Quote:

amazinnnnggg .. hatari ... post some moree mannn amazing i loved it

i have actually.. my entire list is up "ALL my racing videos"
tell which ones u like and i'l upload them..

GTO · 19th February 2005, 19:25

Quote:

Technically race cars are atleast 20 years ahead of their road siblings.

Certainly in terms of lap timings. But not in terms of techology.

GTO

15th February 2005, 17:01	#1
Hatari Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Calcutta Posts: 1,872 Thanked: 874 Times	How fast is an F1 car.. ( Mclaren F1 vs road cars ) West Mclaren F1 Car Vs. Mercedes Road Cars http://s2.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1L...D1GNC1QOEQKBGQ
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15th February 2005, 17:19	#2
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,534 Thanked: 300,737 Times View My Garage	For those who havent seen it, ITS A MUST~! Fantastic race between DC and the A, E Class. The only problem is the low resolution of the video, GTO
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15th February 2005, 17:49	#3
sridhar24 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,046 Thanked: 88 Times	The video is just amazing
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15th February 2005, 17:58	#4
Technocrat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: GTA Posts: 14,813 Thanked: 2,700 Times	Awesome stuff, just that it looks a bit advertish.. but still gud one
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15th February 2005, 19:00	#5
Shan2nu Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hubli - Karnata Posts: 5,533 Thanked: 125 Times View My Garage	I have this vid of a Williams F1 vs M3 braking test. Both cars cross the line at 200kmph and brake at the same time. The F1 car stops as if it was doing 60kmph. The distance between the 2 cars was 32 meters. F1 car did 200-0 in 2.12 secs while the M3 took more than 4.3x secs. Shan2nu Last edited by Shan2nu : 15th February 2005 at 19:12.
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15th February 2005, 19:44	#6
shravan316 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,029 Thanked: 9 Times	Yup, seen that video of the F1 car v/s road car........ awesome stuff. BTW, Shan2nu, could you provide the link for that Brake test video??
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15th February 2005, 19:56	#7
gkrishn BHPian Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 626 Thanked: 93 Times View My Garage	Yes thats a fantastic video. But strange thing is long time back in star sports i have seen a similar race, same settings, with similar plot, with similar cars.... a road car, a sports car, and a formula 1 car. The guy who drives the f1 car reads news paper while the rest of the 2 cars are toiling around. And then the cooly the f1 car starts and beats them all, the sports car finishing second, and the road car finishing last. Almost in the same way as in this video. Only that the F1 car is a ferrari... sports car is again a ferrari... dont remember the model... and the road car is some fiat model... And the f1 driver was schumi... Strange!!!
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15th February 2005, 20:41	#8
comfortablywacky BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Melbourne Posts: 540 Thanked: 8 Times	Hey that surely is a one hell of a video showcasing the mamoth speed and power of the F1 car...btw if you have been watching TopGear off late The Stig took the F1(Renault) car around the track the car did 59 secs something which was a full 19 secs faster than the fastest car on track till date the ENZO...the point is roadcars...even the best of them stand little or no chance against the mighty F1' s ...what say guys???
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15th February 2005, 20:59	#10
Shan2nu Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hubli - Karnata Posts: 5,533 Thanked: 125 Times View My Garage	Well, it's not that road cars can't be made powerful and fast, manufacturers choose not to. A race car is made for only one purpose, performance. It doesn't have to pass pollution norms, it need not have long term reliability and it costs a bomb to make one and an even bigger bomb to maintain it. Supercars or rather sports cars are nothing but compromised race cars. Afterall, the Renault that beat the Enzo, got thrashed by Ferrari's biggest daddy, the Ferrari F1. Technically race cars are atleast 20 years ahead of their road siblings. Top Gear did a test and found out that the road cars of today (and we're not even considering the fastest ones) are faster than race cars from 20 years ago, around a circuit. And, in 20-30 years time, the fastest road car (if it's still staying on the road) will be as quick as the race cars of today. Shan2nu
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18th February 2005, 10:52	#12
satish_appasani Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 1,112 Thanked: 104 Times View My Garage	I read the Ferrari story and saw the pictures close to 10 years back. I think it was the year when Michael drove for Ferrari for the first time.
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18th February 2005, 13:00	#13
cheatingdeath BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 275 Thanked: 10 Times	amazinnnnnnn video amazinnnnggg .. hatari ... post some moree mannn amazing i loved it
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